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© Explore360° AB 2020/2021 & UGANDA ‘EXTREME EAST’ First, we would like to thank for your interest in our adventure tours. We hope that riding with us, either in Uganda, Morocco, Iceland, Nepal, Wales, Vietnam or elsewhere will fuel your taste for many more adventures. Here is some information that you should know before starting your tour. Riding abilities. First of all, you don’t need to be an off-road expert to join our tours. You’ll need a minimum of 1-2 year experience on your motorcycle and for each tour we have specified which experience you’ll need. The Uganda ‘Extreme East’ tour is a level 2/3 allroad tour, and is perfect for those who have some experience with off-road riding and/or joined a (2 days) off-road course. The days can be long, depending on many factors (punctures, weather etc.), so you have to be comfortable in most situations in order not to suffer fatigue to quickly. The pace is relaxed, it is not a competition. We are traveling, not racing and will take a break frequently. There will be time enough to take pictures, movies, rest etc. On the longer tours we have resting days to enjoy all the local cultural highlights and to refuel of energy. We do want to emphasize that for our off-road tours that you need to be healthy and in a good physical condition. The riding, in combination with the weather can make it challenging en strenuous.

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UGANDA‘EXTREMEEAST’

First,wewouldliketothankforyourinterestinouradventuretours.Wehopethatriding

withus,eitherinUganda,Morocco,Iceland,Nepal,Wales,Vietnamorelsewherewillfuel

yourtasteformanymoreadventures.

Hereissomeinformationthatyoushouldknowbeforestartingyourtour.Ridingabilities.Firstofall,youdon’tneedtobeanoff-roadexperttojoinourtours.You’llneedaminimum

of1-2yearexperienceonyourmotorcycleandforeachtourwehavespecifiedwhich

experienceyou’llneed.

TheUganda‘ExtremeEast’tourisalevel2/3allroadtour,andisperfectforthosewhohave

someexperiencewithoff-roadridingand/orjoineda(2days)off-roadcourse.

Thedayscanbelong,dependingonmanyfactors(punctures,weatheretc.),soyouhaveto

becomfortableinmostsituationsinordernottosufferfatiguetoquickly.Thepaceis

relaxed,itisnotacompetition.Wearetraveling,notracingandwilltakeabreakfrequently.

Therewillbetimeenoughtotakepictures,movies,restetc.Onthelongertourswehave

restingdaystoenjoyallthelocalculturalhighlightsandtorefuelofenergy.Wedowantto

emphasizethatforouroff-roadtoursthatyouneedtobehealthyandinagoodphysical

condition.Theriding,incombinationwiththeweathercanmakeitchallengingenstrenuous.

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Itinerary.

(dependingonridersexperiencelevel,weather,and/oracombinationtheitinerarycanbechanged)GeneralThisareaofUgandaisalsoknownasUganda’sbestkeptsecret.Theroutemakesitsway

throughtheEastofUgandaandhasquitesomealtimeters.Forlongtimethepeopleof

thisarealivedinfearforthearmednomadicKaramojongwarriorswhowereoutfor

cattle-raids.

Day From To Distance Accommodation

1 Home Entebbe/Kampala APpick-up GuesthouseKampala

2 Kampala Jinja 120km B&B(includingNilerafting)

3 Jinja Kapchorwa 225km Guesthouse

4 Kapchorwa Moroto 270km B&BKara-tungasafaricamp

5 Moroto Apoka 250km ApokaSavannahLodge

6 Apoka Patiko 230km BushCamp

7 Patiko MurchisonFalls 190km B&B

8 MurchisonFalls Masindi 220km B&B

9 Masindi Ziwa 120km B&B,chimptrekking

10 Ziwa Kampala 150km Luxuryhotel

11 Kampala/Entebbe Home APdropoff -

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Alsoin2011,theUgandaPeople'sDefenceForce(UPDF)managedtodisarmthese

warriors.Thedisarmamentmadeitpossibleforhumanrightanddevelopment

organizationtoenterthearea.Nowsincethisareaissafefortravellingitoneofthemost

authenticpartsofEast-Africa.Andthebestandmostexcitingwaytotravelthisareais

offcoursepermotorbike.Althoughtheroadsareverychallengingforcars,themorefunitis

forustoridethemonmotorbikes.

ClimateUganda.TheclimateinEast-Ugandaissemi-arid.Someyearsdroughtsarecommon.Temperatures

canreachashighas40°C/104°F,butaveragearound29°C/84°Fintheafternoonand

17°C/63°Fatnight.Altitudesrangefrom999mto2720m(3278-8924ft),resultinginclimatic

changeswithinthepark(temperaturesdropbyabout6.5°Cforevery1000m/3.5°Fper

1000ftyouclimb).Thereisonewetseason(differingfromtwoWetseasonsinmostofthe

country)fromApriltoAugust.ThendryseasonisfromSeptembertoMarch.

September,October&November–Itmightstillrainsomedaysasthewetseason

transitionsintothedryseason.Itisgettingwarmer,withaveragetemperaturesofabout

29°C/84°Fintheafternoonand17°C/63°Finthemorning.

Wetseason–ApriltoAugust.April,May,June,July&August-Afternoonshowersshouldbe

expected.WhencomparedtotheWetseasonsoftheparksinthesouth,thereisn’talotof

rainfall.Thelowestyearlytemperaturesareexperienced,butthedaytimestillaverages

around27°C/81°F,withmorningtemperaturesaround17°C/63°F.

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Price:

Perrider €3.350/SEK34900

Supplementsingleroom: €250/SEK2600perperson

Thepriceisincluding:ü 11daysholiday,9daysriding

ü Allaccommodation(basedontwinbedrooms)inhotels,guesthousesandtent.

ü Allbreakfast,lunchesanddinners

ü Transferfrom/toairport

ü Motorcyclerentincluding3rdpartinsurance

ü Gasolineduringthewholetour

ü Supportvehiclewithmechanic(sonoluggageonthebike!)

ü Experienced(local)guideandsweeper(when>7participants)

ü GarmininReachGPSSOS/emergencytracker

ü parkfees

ü guidefee

ü airportpickupanddropoff

ü chimpanzeetrekking

ü rhinotrekking

ü whitewaterraftingonthemightyriverNile.

Notincluded:v FlightticketstoandfromUganda

v Visav Medicalinsurance(includingrepatriation),travelinsuranceandcancelation

insurance

v Alcoholicdrinksv Singleroomsupplement

v Personalexpenses

Extendyourstay?Ifyou’dliketostaylongerandextendyourstaytogoforexamplegorillatrekking(youknow

theonesfrom‘Gorilla’sinthemist’)pleasedocontactusbecauseyouhavetoarrangethis

onbeforehand.

Motorcycles:WeareusingKiboK250motorbikes.It’saDutchdesignedmotorcycle,madeinKenyaand

builtforAfrica.It’sastrong,durableandreliablemotorbikewhitaJapanese250cc4-stroke

engine,whichisperfectlysuitablefortheAfricanroughterrain.Duringthistouraregasoline

and3rdpartyinsuranceincluded.

Insurance(s)

Makesurethatyourtravelinsurancecoversmedicalexpensesincaseofanaccidentor

gettingsick(includingCOVID-19)andyouneedtobehospitalizedstaylongerthenexpected

and/orrepatriatedbackhome.

Acancellationinsuranceisrecommended.Seeourterms&conditionsforourcancelations

feesonourwebsite.

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Themotorcycleshaveonly3rdpartinsurance.Sobasicallywhatyoudamageiswhatyou’ll

pay.Anadditional(travel)insurancethatincludescoveroftheself-riskfortherentalbikeis

recommended[InSwedenERVhasonethatcoversuptoSEK25000/€2500self-risk.Highly

recommendedforSwedes].

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